“Cory Emmerton”—If Ken Holland uses those two words, like that, in that order, without the words “trade” or “traded” within four words of the “Cory Emmerton” combination, then I’m going to just vomit on the spot. Don’t ever, and I mean EVER, try and convince me this kid is a reason we didn’t deal for Parise, Semin, Nash or Gerard Gallant.

“We’ll keep kicking tires”—I hate that phrase anyway, “kicking tires.” If we hear that today it means we’ve been shut out and bent over. Don’t even talk to the media if you don’t come back with some real cheese Kenny. I don’t want the 30 slice packs. I want a block of really good cheddar. And if you can’t score it? Well, you just stay silent because I don’t want to hear the bullshit.

I want to hear two things today. One from Holland and one from Ilitch. Ready?

“This is the day we’ve been planning for since last July. For a year this is exactly how we envisioned it. Zach and Ryan were the two guys we’ve been targeting, scouting, petting and giving secret money to via off shore accounts and go-betweens who may or may not be connected to Greek crime syndicates. We’re happy today.”

Comments

Posted by RWBill from hiding indoors from Virginia heat. on 07/01/12 at 10:52 AM ET

Did you lose power at all? Ours was out for about 19 hours. Apparently we’re lucky.

Posted by monkey from lighting my nuts on fire on 07/01/12 at 10:58 AM ET

I was going to post up here paraphrasing Bob Seger, ” I woke last night to the sound of chain saws ” Two of my neighbors had 80 - 100 foot trees come crashing down across their yards, luckily we didn’t lose power. Friday night it sounded and the trees looked like a hurricane, thrashing around. About 100 miles north the gusts lasted a lot longer and they’re still in a mess in greater DC.

Posted by
RWBill
from swimming in the ocean with narwhals. on 07/01/12 at 12:02 PM ET

Posted by monkey from lighting my nuts on fire on 07/01/12 at 10:57 AM ET

Motherfucher said Channel 1, holy shit. Memory lane.

Posted by RWBill from hiding indoors from Virginia heat. on 07/01/12 at 10:59 AM ET

Friday night it sounded and the trees looked like a hurricane, thrashing around. About 100 miles north the gusts lasted a lot longer and they’re still in a mess in greater DC.

Word. I knew a storm was coming, but I didn’t realize it was a monster bow echo. So I went grocery shopping at 9 pm. When I went in, everything was calm. When I came out, everything was calm, there was debris everywhere, fallen trees, limbs, etc, and we had no power. Not good planning on my part.

Motherfucher said Channel 1, holy shit. Memory lane.

Those were the days.

Posted by
monkey
from Praha, Česká republika on 07/01/12 at 12:08 PM ET

OMG that’s a great concept, Mort Neff would have been a great stalker.

Posted by
RWBill
from swimming in the ocean with narwhals. on 07/01/12 at 12:08 PM ET

The only forwards who aren’t expendable in terms of making any necessary room for Zach Parise are Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Helm.

Posted by
monkey
from Praha, Česká republika on 07/01/12 at 12:12 PM ET

Holy Shizzle this grapefruit drink and rum on ice is awesome. Bad news is, I’m out of grapefruit drink. still time to get up to the store and back before noon.

Posted by
RWBill
from swimming in the ocean with narwhals. on 07/01/12 at 12:17 PM ET

Posted by RWBill from hiding indoors from Virginia heat. on 07/01/12 at 10:48 AM ET

Gustavsson was in Toronto last year. His right were traded to Winnipeg last week.

3 minutes, are the Red Wings reps going up the elevator at the Mississauga office right now for Parise’s agent?

Posted by
RWBill
from swimming in the ocean with narwhals. on 07/01/12 at 12:57 PM ET

I only had half a glass of grapefruit drink left for the second round, now I’m out completely, fueling on straight rum and ice. At this rate I’ll forget all aboat the FA and start telling tales of nights behind the hibiscus bushes stalking Karen with the NVG.

Posted by
RWBill
from swimming in the ocean with narwhals. on 07/01/12 at 12:59 PM ET

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